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Night photograph of a ritual at a riverbank ghat, with a bridge and lit lamps in the background. A figure with long dark hair wears an orange-saffron dhoti and stands in the water, holding a brass kalasha-style vessel with a lit flame raised toward the sky, as part of an aarti offering. Beside them, a man in white clothing holds a long staff or pole. Several other devotees stand in the river and along the bank, with rows of lights reflecting on the dark water.

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Night photograph at a riverside ghat with a lit bridge and crowd behind. A long-haired figure in a saffron-orange robe with a rudraksha mala stands on the water's edge at the front, holding a large flaming torch or lamp aloft over the river. Beside and behind them, figures in white clothing stand near the water. Illuminated lamps line the bridge and the far bank, and their reflections ripple across the dark river. The scene resembles a river aarti at dusk on the Ganga.2005-05-25Night photograph of a river ghat with a figure in saffron-orange robes and multiple rudraksha malas standing at the water's edge, holding a lit flame or lamp that reflects brightly on the dark water. A second figure in white stands beside them. Behind them, a lit concrete bridge spans the river with crowds of people visible along its railings and on the far bank, and additional small lamps float on the water. The figure in saffron has long dark hair and distinctive ceremonial adornments, which is consistent with a person presence, while the white-clad person is a priest or attendant. Evening river aarti ceremony with flame offerings.2005-05-25A night photograph at a riverside ghat with a wide, fast-moving river in the foreground. A man with long dark hair, bare-chested and wearing a saffron-orange dhoti-style wrap, stands at the water's edge with one arm raised high, holding a rudraksha mala that hangs over his chest. Lit temple structures and rows of people line the far bank, with a dome-topped shrine glowing under electric lights. A few other figures in light clothing stand behind him at the edge of the frame. Swamiji (probable): the man has long swept-back hair, saffron clothing and a rudraksha mala, consistent with the page's reference to Swamiji at this event.2005-05-25Night photograph at a river ghat with dark water reflecting warm lights. A figure with long, swept-back dark hair and a light peach-coloured shawl stands at the water's edge, arms raised outward, with a rudraksha mala visible at the chest. Beside them a standing attendant in white clothing holds a long wooden staff with an orange cloth wrap. Illuminated temple structures and lamps line the far bank under a dim sky. The figure's distinctive hair and shawl cues match the a person appearance profile, and the figure is performing a gesture toward the river during the evening.2005-05-25Night photograph at a riverside ghat with illuminated temple structures and lamps glowing along the bank. In the foreground, a man with long, swept-back dark hair wears a saffron-orange shawl over his body and multiple rudraksha malas, standing at the water's edge with his hands pressed together near his chest. To his left, a standing figure in white and orange holds a tall ceremonial staff with a decorated top. Dark river water reflects the warm lights.2005-05-25Night photograph at a riverbank ghat with dark water reflecting street lights and a bridge in the background. In the foreground a long-haired man in a saffron-orange dhoti and shawl stands waist-deep at the water's edge, wearing multiple rudraksha malas around his neck. Beside him, a man in white clothes holds a long staff, and another figure in orange stands to the left on the steps. Several people are visible on the stone ghat and along the far bank.2005-05-25Night-time photograph at a riverside ghat with the water lit by streetlamps and a red bridge in the background. A long-haired man in saffron and orange robes with a rudraksha mala stands in the water, raising a tall trident-like staff with one hand. Beside him, a bare-chested man in orange holds a long pole, and a man in white stands at the edge of the steps. A trident rests against the stone platform. Visible clothing is saffron and orange with white dhotis. The a person candidate's long swept hair, saffron robe and rudraksha cues are consistent with the page's claim, so the figure is labelled a probable Swamiji presence performing a river ritual.2005-05-25Night photograph at the Ganges ghat at Hari ki Pauri, Haridwar. A man with long dark hair and a sleeveless saffron-orange wrap stands waist-deep in the river, holding a brass aarti lamp with a lit flame in his outstretched right hand. Strands of rudraksha beads hang across his chest. Beside him a white-clad assistant holds a small bell. Crowds line the illuminated bridge and riverbank behind them, and lights reflect on the dark water. A signboard on the bridge is partly legible. Visible ritual: aarti offered to the river at twilight.2005-06-06A night-time photograph at a riverside ghat, where a figure in a light peach-coloured wrap and long, swept-back dark hair stands waist-deep in dark flowing water, holding a large flaming torch or lamp aloft in one hand. The figure appears to be performing an aarti offering to the river. Illuminated temple structures with pale domes and spires line the far bank, and a crowd of onlookers gathers along the steps, with small lights glowing across the scene. a person: the figure has long swept-back hair and a peach-coloured wrap, matching the page's presentation cues, but the face and build are not clearly distinct enough to confirm identity.2005-05-25Night photograph of a long-haired man in orange-saffron robes and a rudraksha mala standing waist-deep in the Ganges at Hari ki Pauri, Haridwar, lifting a large flaming aarti lamp toward the river. A second man in white stands beside him in the water. Illuminated bridge with a crowd of onlookers lining the bank and the far shore behind them, lit by street lamps. Golden reflections ripple across the dark water. The orange-robed man with long swept-back hair and rudraksha beads matches the page's probable Swamiji cues, so this is an in-person candidate performing ganga aarti.2005-06-06Evening Ganga aarti at a riverside ghat in Haridwar, with many devotees seated in rows on the steps in the foreground. Lit oil lamps and flames float on the dark water in front of several small shrines and a tall pinnacled temple on the bank. Terraced buildings and trees climb the hillside behind. In the right foreground, a figure in orange-saffron robes with long hair and a trident-topped staff faces the river, seen from behind and in silhouette, so no distinctive a person cues are clearly visible.2005-05-25Evening aarti on a riverbank ghat at dusk, with large brass lamps with flames held aloft by priests in white dhotis on a stone platform at left and centre. A dense crowd of devotees, many women in headscarves and shawls in orange, red and yellow, stands on the steps and watches in silence, while hundreds of people in the foreground stand on the water's edge with their backs to the camera. Warm lamplight reflects on the flowing river. Ornate temple pavilions line the bank. Several dozen people are visible in total. No individual can be identified with confidence as a person from this distance, so no candidate is named.2005-05-25